Issue 29 | Volume 11 | July 27, 2023
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International Funding Opportunities Update
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Listed below are international funding opportunities identified in the past week. All other open opportunities may be accessed in a searchable database by clicking on the button to the right.
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Global IDEAS hosts the International Data Portal where you can learn about MSU's international presence. There is information about past international awards, educational programming, and MSU's international student body.
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Visit the new foundation funding opportunities website created and maintained by the MSU Office of Foundation Relations. This website is updated daily and provides a resource for MSU researchers to learn more about current and upcoming foundation funding opportunities.
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Interested in pursuing a subaward opportunity with USAID?
to search open subaward opportunities by sector and location.
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Despite decades of research, scientists do not fully understand the dynamic nature of pathogen and disease emergence. Emerging (and re-emerging) pathogens represent a continuing risk to national security because they threaten health (animal, human, and ecosystem) and economic stability. Often, society falls short on the coordination and breadth of expertise needed to respond to such threats. Effective responses to emerging pathogens will require sustained, global-scale efforts of researchers and organizations. This can only be accomplished by synergistic integration of innovative scientific and technological advances across disciplines and scales, and effective knowledge transfer into practice. As part of these efforts, NSF is organizing a set of activities around the broad theme of Predictive Intelligence for Pandemic Prevention (PIPP).
The PIPP initiative focuses on foundational research and development activities needed totackle grand challenges in infectious disease pandemics through prediction and prevention. The PIPP Phase II Centers Program expands upon the Phase I Development Grant Program and is the NSF’s flagship program to establish a network of Centers or large-scale awards/investments that will support interdisciplinary team-based approaches to accelerate research and development activities in emerging infectious diseases and pandemics.
The overall goal of the PIPP Phase II Centers program is to support research and development activities needed to transform society’s ability to forecast the likelihood of pandemic-scale events, detect outbreaks early, and respond efficiently. Continued advancement, enabled by sustained federal investment channeled toward issues of national importance holds the potential for further economic impact and public health improvements.
The program invites proposals for Centers that have a principal focus in one of the following multidisciplinary themes:
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Pre-emergence – Predicting and detecting rare events in complex, dynamical systems
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Data, AI/ML and Design - Computing, manufacturing and technology innovation for pandemics
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The Host as the Universe - Identifying host-pathogen tipping points that dictate control or spread of an infection
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Human Systems – The role of human behavior, activities and environments in disease emergence, transmission, and response or mitigation.
These components directly support the NSF’s strategic goals by funding cutting edge science aimed at societal challenges and opportunities that face the Nation, while concurrently working to develop a globally competitive and diverse science, engineering and technology-adept workforce.
The Directorates for Biological Sciences (BIO), Computer Information Science and Engineering (CISE), Engineering (ENG), Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences (SBE), and Mathematics and Physical Sciences (MPS) are jointly collaborating to support the PIPP Phase II activities. Involvement of and collaboration with other research communities with significant effort in related spaces, including use-inspired research is highly encouraged.
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Award size: $15M up to $18M
Deadline: December 8, 2023
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The overall objective of Feed the Future (FtF) Mali Yarnudè is to strengthen food security and improve the nutrition of rural populations, as well as to contribute to stability in the Douentza region. More specifically, the Activity aims at the increased use of the potential of small-scale irrigation for sustainable and economically profitable agriculture in the Inner Delta. It will contribute to achieving the objectives of the Programme National d’Irrigation de Proximité (PNIP) that the US Government is supporting.
This Activity will:
- increase agricultural production through access to water for productive use and livestock watering;
- improve the population food security through the increase of nutritious food availability;
- mitigate conflicts amongst farmer and livestock herders by promoting multiple sources of water;
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strengthen the community governance and the capabilities of local institutions.
The FtF Mali Yarnudè is aligned with the USAID Water and Development Strategy 2013-2018 Strategic Objective 2: Manage water for agriculture sustainably and more productively to enhance food security. The Activity also aligned with the goals and objectives of the USAID/Mali Feed the Future (FTF) Project Appraisal Document (PAD) of broadened and inclusive Agricultural growth.
In achieving these objectives, this Activity aims to improve the lives of 3,870 smallholder farmers and to increase their access to the Irrigation system and 20,000 livestocks will get access to watering troughs in the Douentza region.
USAID/Mali seeks applications from organizations that articulate an innovative approach to develop and implement interventions in the Douentza that will improve agricultural production and alleviate water shortages for animal consumption. The Activity will also work to improve the local governance of affected communities by building their capabilities to prevent conflict and work within structures that support peaceful coexistence and social cohesion.
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Award size: $5M
Deadline: September 5, 2023
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The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recognizes that to ensure continued market access for U.S. agricultural exports, the USDA must continue to support the provision of technical assistance to Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) officials to assist in the development and adoption of science-based and trade-facilitating policies. While the United States is one of LAC’s largest trading partners, sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) and food safety regulations that are inconsistent with international standards continue to disrupt exports of U.S. agricultural products into the region.
This program will aim to help partner countries in LAC’s regional economic communities (i.e., the Central American Regional Economic Community, the Andean Community (CAN), the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM)) to understand and adopt regulations consistent with U.S. and international standard setting bodies as well as ensure compliance with their own MRL Guidelines.
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Award size: $1.499M
Deadline: September 5, 2023
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The Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), U.S. Department of Labor (DOL, or the Department), announces the availability of one cooperative agreement to fund a technical assistance project in support of Ecuador to improve adherence to international labor standards, specifically related to child labor, forced labor, and the promotion of labor rights, within the agricultural sector, particularly in the banana and cut flower supply chains.
This project seeks to address evidence regarding the prevalence of child labor in the banana and cut flower sectors, as well as to build awareness and capacity to mitigate the risk of other labor rights abuses, including forced labor, and to support efforts to address occupational safety and health issues. This project will work in both the banana and cut flower sectors and will be implemented in two provinces.
The applicant must select one of the following banana producing provinces: El Oro, Guayas, or Los Rios; and one of the following cut flower producing provinces: Azuay, Pichincha, and Cotopaxi.
In support of the project objective, the project will use an area-based approach to achieve the following outcomes:
- Increased capacity of government officials to enforce labor laws specifically related to child labor, forced labor, occupational safety and health and other labor rights in the agricultural sector.
- Increased worker knowledge about child labor, forced labor, occupational safety and health and other labor rights in the agricultural sector.
- Increased worker access to remediation of labor law violations within the agricultural sector
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Award size: $4.74M
Deadline: September 27, 2023
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Food Sovereignty is the right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and to define their own food and agriculture systems.
Food sovereignty is deeply connected to global struggles for a more socially just and sustainable world and necessary for a just transition to a regenerative economy and food system. It is a real solution to the most critical issues facing humanity, including global food and water insecurity, climate change, and environmental degradation.
CS Fund’s grantmaking is grounded in traditional agricultural knowledge and agroecological practices, and focuses on the following three cornerstones of agrobiodiversity and food system resilience:
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Seeds - Preserving native and traditional seeds.
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Soils - Building healthy and fertile soils.
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Pollinators - Protecting and restoring the populations and diversity of native pollinators.
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Award size: varies with proposal
Deadline: Applications accepted at any time
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Climate, Water, Environment, & Energy
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Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) has funded biodiversity conservation projects led by more than 2,500 grantees around the world. We support civil society organizations of all sizes—from farmers' cooperatives and community groups to universities and international nongovernmental organizations.
Biodiversity is fundamental to a healthy planet and thriving communities, but the world's species are under tremendous threat. CEPF fills a unique, strategic role in addressing the biodiversity crisis, mobilizing international, regional and local partners to protect the world's biodiversity hotspots.
By supporting the development of conservation strategies driven by local input, and providing grants to civil society—nongovernmental, private sector and academic organizations—to implement those strategies, CEPF seeks to protect biodiversity, build local conservation leadership and nurture sustainable development. We believe this is the most effective path to conservation and communities that flourish.
CEPF's investments are especially important because the biodiversity hotspots are home to millions of people who are impoverished and highly dependent on nature for survival.
Eligible Countries: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
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Award size: up to $20,000 (small grants); up to $150,000 (large grants)
Letters of inquiry due: August 11, 2023
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Fondation Franklinia is a private foundation established in 2005 under Swiss law. It provides grants to support nature conservation projects. Its objective is to preserve threatened tree species throughout the world and improve their conservation status.
Since its creation, the foundation has been supporting primarily concrete on-the-ground conservation projects but also the establishment and maintenance of botanical collections, taxonomic studies, production of floras, compilation of lists of threatened species, reintroduction programmes as well as ex-situ conservation actions undertaken by botanical gardens.
Today, it supports primarily in situ conservation actions of globally threatened tree species around the world, species listed as Critically Endangered, Endangered and Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. To ensure that all tree species are assigned a threat category, the foundation also supports the global assessment of all 60,000+ tree species (Global Tree Assessment), an initiative led by Botanic Gardens Conservation International and the Global Tree Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission.
Fondation Franklinia is currently accepting project proposals for Southeast Asia.
Project proposals must focus on in situ conservation of globally threatened trees and must be submitted using three template forms (project proposal, budget and logical framework).
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Award size: varies with proposal
Deadline: September 10, 2023
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The Ocean Conservation Trust (OCT) is a global charity that exists to protect and restore the Ocean. Our work, which began in 1998, is centred around people and positive action through pro-Ocean behaviour and habitat restoration.
We give small grants to organisations or individuals that operate projects to further the goals and programmes of the Ocean Conservation Trust. Projects can be research-based, educational or community events – the unifying theme is that the project must contribute towards a healthy Ocean.
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Award size: up to $5,000
Deadline: October 15, 2023
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NIMH seeks applications to support the development and pilot testing of outcomes-focused access and quality metrics in global mental health services research that could be reviewed, approved, and implemented by the relevant regulatory or governing domestic bodies of the country or countries where the research takes place. NIMH is interested in studies that take a theory-driven, empirical, and culturally appropriate approach to developing and testing measures utilizing real-world data.
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) aims to advance the development of novel and innovative research to assess outcomes mediated through changes in access to mental health care and quality of care across programs or clinical settings. This NOFO aims to support research that contributes to the long-term goals of strengthening the sustainable research capacity in LMICs. All projects must describe the extent of researchers’ involvement in LMICs and propose a research capacity-building component.
Applications are expected to describe a plan and activities that may include but are not limited to:
- Engaging students and early investigators from the partner country institutions in bilateral training and exchanging knowledge on topics relevant to the research project.
- Providing opportunities for obtaining relevant qualifications and expertise in research (e.g., Master’s and Ph.D. degrees).
- Developing and disseminating implementation science programs to support the development of future studies.
- Training in writing and submitting grants to NIH, written and publishing manuscripts.
- Professional development in grants administration to foster proficiency in the management of scientific and administrative aspects of the grant.
- Contributing to informing and disseminating common measures/data elements, evidence-based treatment, prevention, and health system policies where the study is taking place.
- Making efficient use of local/regional oversight bodies such as International Review Boards (IRB) and Data and Safety Monitoring Boards (DSMBs)
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Award size: $225,000 per year ($450,000 over the 3-year period)
Deadline: September 18, 2023
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This award will fund researchers to investigate the causal mechanisms through which brain, body and environment interact over time in the development, persistence and resolution of anxiety- and trauma-related disorders. Knowing more about these mechanisms will help us find better ways to identify these problems and intervene at an early stage.
The Wellcome Trust’s mental health strategic aim is to drive a transformative change in our ability to intervene as early as possible in the course of anxiety, depression and psychosis, in ways that reflect the priorities and needs of people who experience these problems. This call will fund research that advances scientific understanding of the causal mechanisms through which brain, body and environment interact over time in the development, persistence and resolution of anxiety- and trauma-related disorders.
Existing evidence suggests that many factors contribute to the development, persistence and resolution of anxiety-related problems, including:
- Genetics
- Childhood maltreatment
- Traumatic life experiences
- Poverty
- Negative social experiences such as bullying
- Environmental exposures such as air pollution.
However, we know much less about the biological, psychological and social causal mechanisms underpinning how and why these factors influence the trajectory of these problems over time. With this funding opportunity, we want to move beyond correlational evidence to a deeper consideration of the causal mechanisms underpinning anxiety-related problems. This mechanistic understanding will help us develop new and improved ways to predict, identify and intervene as early as possible.
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Award size: varies with proposal (up to $4M)
Deadline: November 14, 2023
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The Regional English Language Office (RELO) in the Public Diplomacy Section of the U.S. Embassy Islamabad of the U.S. Department of State (hereafter referred to as “RELO Pakistan”) is pleased to announce an open competition for assistance awards through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). RELO Pakistan’s purpose in funding projects under this opportunity is to improve human capacity by creating a healthier, better educated, and more skilled workforce.
The educators and youth who participate in this program will increase their English language proficiency and critical thinking skills, becoming more productive members of their community. They will be able to apply the new skills learned in the program to improve their teaching (educators) or to make them more competitive for future education or employment opportunities (students).
By the end of the OPEN Plus Program, at least 1,000 pre-and-in-service English language teachers in Pakistan will increase their English language proficiency, improve their critical thinking skills, and become more confident educators with exposure to 21st century classroom methodology through online professional development opportunities. Another 1,000 students are anticipated to also increase their English language proficiency, improve their critical thinking skills, and become more confident English language speakers through tailored virtual programming designed to engage learners in social issues and current events.
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Award size: $350,000 up to $450,000
Deadline: August 21, 2023
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This program will coordinate with the Ministry of Education, Center for International Programs Bolashaq (Kazakhstan), and regional university partners to identity strong candidates who would benefit from English language courses to expand their opportunities for graduate study or research at U.S. institutions. As part of this program, students with pre-intermediate English language level will be recruited and offered an in-person (offline) opportunity to complete 250 hours of English language instruction during one academic year. The program will seek support from various partners in the region to secure venues for classes at two regional locations.
Project Goal:
- Increase access to STEM graduate and research opportunities in the United States for Kazakh students from rural and regional areas through English language and academic preparation courses.
Project Objectives:
- Improve the English language skills of 60 pre-intermediate English-level STEM students in regional and rural areas who are interested in continuing their studies abroad.
- Increase STEM students’ awareness about various opportunities to continue their studies in the United States, by inviting U.S. guest speakers, advisers, and graduate or scholarship program representatives.
- Increase understanding of at least 25-30 program participants on how to apply for study in the United States, through consultations and sessions on STEM-related activities.
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Award size: up to $40,000
Deadline: August 25, 2023
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The U.S. Department of Public Diplomacy Section of U.S. Mission Maldives announces an open competition to solicit programmatic support for the American Center in Malé (ACM). The recipient of this award will be responsible for overseeing the STEM programming of the American Center Malé, to include planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting and logistics of this specific thematic area.
The recipient of this grant will be funded for up to 12 months to host workshops, awareness-raising sessions and trainings on:
- Robotics and LEGO education
- Astronomy
- 3D printing
- Computer coding
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Award size: $26,000
Deadline: August 25, 2023
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The U.S. Embassy Kyiv announces the 2023 Public Diplomacy Small Grants - EDUCATION Program to support projects aimed at strengthening Ukraine’s educational system as a contributor to Ukraine’s post-war restoration. The U.S. Embassy plans to award up to 10 small grants to Ukrainian non-governmental, not-for-profit organizations (NGOs) to administer the projects in collaboration with counterparts in education (secondary schools, colleges, and universities). Collaboration between the United States and Ukrainian organizations is encouraged and may include but is not limited to implementation of U.S. concepts, using U.S. experts.
Specific thematic priorities for the projects may include one or more of the following:
- Collaboration between educational institutions, local administrations, and employers to educate the workforce for the fields identified as priorities in regions’ economic recovery and development plan. The projects may include, but are not limited to, internships, collaborative research, and training opportunities that build connections between stakeholders.
- Development of various training opportunities for IDPs, veterans and individuals with disabilities to increase their employability and support economic growth. The projects may focus on, but are not limited to vocational re-training, small business development, soft skills development
- Support for educational institutions that have suffered damage, including but not limited to enhancing blended learning, rebuilding academic programs, and ensuring access to high quality education for students in affected areas.
- Creation of innovative programs focused on increasing the psychological resilience of educators and students. The projects may focus on but are not limited to curriculum development, teacher training, or physical and artistic activities that increase the ability of teachers and students to cope with difficult and frequently changing learning conditions.
- 5. Development of civic education programs for Ukrainian students and adults to facilitate social cohesion and reintegration of citizens from occupied regions. The projects may focus on but are not limited to creative history and culture programs for target audiences.
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Award size: $25,000 up to $50,000
Deadline: August 30, 2023
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The Dominican Republic’s (DR) education system experiences diverse challenges that hinder the quality of education and students’ learning outcomes. The MINERD’s 2021-2024 Institutional Strategic Plan (ISP) outlines several of these key challenges and their proposed solutions to ensure access to a quality education for all children.
Among the key objectives outlined in the Strategic Plan are:
- Improving teacher capacity and performance;
- Increasing equity and inclusion across the system;
- Improving the quality of education in the primary grades; and
- Reducing the number of children who repeat or are over age in third and fourth grade.
The Basic Education Recovery Activity will coordinate with MINERD to achieve four key objectives:
- Improve literacy instruction in pre-first and the early primary grades;
- Provide remedial reading interventions for students in first through third grade who are most at risk for academic failure;
- Implement social and emotional learning (SEL) interventions for all students in grades pre-first through third grade; and
- strengthen system-level inputs/processes to ensure improved reading and SEL outcomes for all children.
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Award size: up to $24M
Deadline: September 6, 2023
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Migration & Human Trafficking
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This is an addendum to the New Partnerships Initiative (NPI): Conflict-Prevention and Recovery Program APS No.: 7200AA23APS00003. USAID/Afghanistan invites interested and eligible organizations to submit Concept Papers to innovatively and sustainably counter TIP in Afghanistan through partnering with and strengthening the capacities of Afghan CSOs.
The CTIP III proposed focus areas will include provision of support services to vulnerable people through:
- prevention,
- victim protection,
- recovery support services, and
- empowering CSOs to combat TIP.
To achieve this goal, CTIP III will employ a flexible and adaptive implementation approach. The activity will support local CSOs to use innovative and contextually appropriate approaches to provide a range of support services to counter TIP in Afghanistan.
The specific objectives of CTIP III are:
- Increase TIP case identification and referral due to public awareness.
- Improve provision of Victim of TIP (VoTIP) protection and counseling/psycho-social support services.
- Improve provision of VoTIP rehabilitation, recovery, and reintegration services.
- Increase local CSOs’ capacity and access to resources to combat TIP
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Award size: $8M up to $8.25M
Deadline: August 25, 2023
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The Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) within the Mathematical & Physical Sciences Directorate (MPS) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Romanian Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI) have created a partnership to support international collaboration under the NSF-UEFISCDI Lead Agency Opportunity in the Mathematical Sciences.
The goal of this activity is to promote collaborative research within the mathematical sciences by reducing barriers to conducting research with international collaborators. The NSF-UEFISCDI Lead Agency Opportunity allows U.S. and Romanian researchers to submit a single collaborative proposal that will undergo a single merit review process through NSF as the lead agency.
Under the NSF-UEFISCDI Lead Agency Opportunity, proposals may be accepted for collaborative research in areas at the intersection of MPS/DMS's and UEFISCDI's missions. Proposers should review the participating MPS/DMS and UEFISCDI programs for further information on which areas of research are eligible for support through this activity.
Proposals are expected to adhere to typical proposal sizes and durations for the relevant UEFISCDI and MPS/DMS program(s) from which funding is sought. Proposals will be accepted for both interdisciplinary and disciplinary research projects. Please consult the list of participating DMS programs here. Please note that this activity is limited to core programs within the DMS division; no cross-cutting or agency-wide special programs are eligible.
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Award size: varies with proposal
Expression of intent must be 60 days before participating NSF program deadline
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The U.S. Embassy Nassau’s Public Diplomacy (PD) section announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to implement a new Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE) cohort in Grand Bahama, The Bahamas. The PD section invites proposals from non-profit organizations, civil society organizations, and U.S. government alumni organizations to design and implement an entrepreneurship program that equips approximately 60 Bahamian women entrepreneurs with skills and knowledge to grow their businesses and adapt to adverse economic situations while growing a local network of women-led businesses.
AWE program proposals need to include facilitated in-person and virtual participant sessions, with established Bahamian and American women entrepreneurs, alumni of U.S.-funded exchange programs, and other entrepreneurial experts. Applicants must include the online DreamBuilder course as part of the proposal. In addition to DreamBuilder, proposals should include supplemental activities, that could include but not limited to trade fairs, business accelerators, and pitch competitions. Furthermore, proposals should include plans to support and engage AWE alumnae across The Bahamas.
The program for the new AWE cohort must be held in Grand Bahama, The Bahamas. AWE Alumnae activities can be held throughout The Bahamas. All AWE activities should have a strong United States focus and branding. The U.S. Embassy PD section will work with the awardee in this regard.
Each proposal should meet the following objectives:
- Expand participants’ understanding of the fundamentals of developing and scaling up a business.
- Expose participants to U.S. models for business development and connect them with Bahamian and American entrepreneurship experts.
- Facilitate the development of an ongoing network of female entrepreneurs.
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Award size: $10,000 up to $34,430
Deadline: August 14, 2023
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The Public Diplomacy Section at U.S. Embassy Bogota (Colombia) seeks an implementing partner with experience in documentary film to train young people interested in filmmaking and/or digital storytelling in La Guajira, Choco, and Cauca/Nariño, with the ultimate goal that participants work with implementing partner to produce a documentary film about the importance of the Ethnic Chapter of the 2016 Peace Accord in Colombia. Proposals should cover a period of 12-18 months, starting from the time the funding is disbursed.
Priority Region: This program is designed to engage young filmmakers in the following regions: La Guajira, Choco, Cauca or Nariño
Program Objectives: We seek proposals in which the implementing partner leads filmmaking workshops, combining theory and practical sessions, and ensures high-quality interviews and b-roll for the films in three locations: in Choco, in La Guajira, and in Cauca or Nariño. Each session will train pairs of young citizens interested in filmmaking (18-35 years old) in audiovisual capacities and storytelling. These teams will then conduct interviews in their home communities and share that footage with the grantee.
The grantee will choose a select group of trainees to travel to continue their training on editing and postproduction skills in a central location. In conversation with the Embassy and the communities and guaranteeing their vision is reflected, the grantee will edit the footage together to create a final documentary film to screen in at least three theaters in Choco, La Guajira, and Cauca/Nariño. The United States' role as the first international accompanier to the Ethnic Chapter should be covered in the documentary.
In addition to building the participant’s filmmaking skills, the goal of this grant is to raise overall awareness of the significance of the Ethnic Chapter, reflect ethnic communities' relationship with the Ethnic Chapter and the Peace Accord, and track Colombia's progress in implementing the chapter. Therefore, the grantee should be knowledgeable of the Peace Accord and the Ethnic Chapter and ensure participants' deep understanding of the subject as part of the workshops.
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Award size: $80,000 up to $100,000
Deadline: August 26, 2023
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The International Peace Research Association Foundation (IPRAF) is seeking proposals for the Peace Research Grant. The IPRA Foundation invites proposals that are in line with the Mission, Vision and Core Values.
The mission of the IPRA Foundation is to advance the field of peace research through rigorous investigation into the causes of conflict and examination of alternatives to violence. Peace researchers inform peace activities that inspire visions of a peaceful world.
The vision of the IPRA Foundation is to:
- Inspire visions of a peaceful world
- Promote knowledge of non-violent peace strategies
- Increase the number of peace scholars around the world
- Encourage peace science and arts
- Further the purpose and activities of IPRA
- Grow worldwide communication and collaboration among peace researchers
Core Values of the IPRA Foundation are:
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Impactful and socially relevant research: They value original research, and peace activities informed by that research, that contributes to the world community and engages key stakeholders.
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Positive Peace: They value peace and justice by nonviolent means.
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Respect: They value respecting dignity, humanity, identity and diversity.
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Empowerment: They value research by people of and within the most vulnerable and marginalized areas of the world community.
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Award size: up to $5,000
Deadline: August 31, 2023
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The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public
Diplomacy Section (PD) to develop and implement the English Access Micro-Scholarship Program.
Public Diplomacy Section (PD) seeks to provide Iraqi youth with educational opportunities through
English-language instruction in accordance with Mission Iraq goals.
The English Access Microscholarship Program (Access) provides a foundation of English-language skills
to talented, bright, economically disadvantaged students, primarily between the ages of 13 to 18, through
after-school classes and intensive summer sessions.
As part of their course work, Access students gain an appreciation for American culture and democratic values, increase their ability to participate in their countries’ socioeconomic development and better prepare themselves to compete for future U.S. exchange and study programs. Through the program, the students are encouraged to develop respect for and interest in other cultures,
customs, and beliefs.
Priority Region: Baghdad, Anbar, Diyala, Wassit, Babel, Karbala, Najaf, Dhi-Qar, Muthanna, Qadisiyah, Mayssan and
Basra.
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Award size: $800,000 up to $1M
Deadline: August 31, 2023
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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement or grant from qualified entities to implement the program entitled “Mansa Dioula Mousso” in Guinea. Subject to funding availability, USAID/Guinea intends to provide $1.35M in total USAID funding over a three-year (3) period.
The Mansa Dioula Mousso Activity is to focus on advancing women’s economic security in the Siguiri prefecture of Guinea through interventions such as:
- improving business and planning skills for women produce merchants
- improving access to finance and markets;
- improving coordination and communication between project’s female beneficiaries and other actors of the market system
- strengthening of critical infrastructure and transportation; hence, streamlining their operations and helping women produce merchants (Dioula Mousso) evolve from mere produce resellers to organized and professional food security logistics experts.
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Award size: $1,350,000
Deadline: September 5, 2023
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INL Lima’s Drug Demand Reduction (DDR) program goal is to reduce drug use and related drug offenses in Peru. INL builds capacity in substance abuse treatment and prevention nationwide, by seeking to break the cycle of criminality through providing treatment and counseling as alternatives to incarceration for eligible juvenile offenders.
INL Lima’s DDR programs use evidence-based practices to reach underserved populations and vulnerable groups, basing our capacity building on the Universal Prevention and Treatment curricula (known as UPC and UTC). INL Lima trains health professionals in substance abuse treatment focused on women and girls and the LGBTQI+ community and has programs in 250 community mental health centers nationwide. This program supports Peru’s Integrated Country Strategy Goal 2, to create a more secure and equitable country and region; and Objective 4.2 to expand protections and inclusive opportunities for youth, women, gender and other minorities, and other historically marginalized populations.
U.S. Embassy Lima / The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs announces an open competition for organizations to submit a statement of interest (SOI) to carry out a program to expand access to substance abuse treatment in rural areas of Peru.
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Award size: $280,000 up to $300,000
Deadline: September 19, 2023
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The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a project to strengthen the capabilities of Mexican State anti-money laundering investigative, prosecutorial and financial intelligence personnel to more effectively investigate and prosecute money laundering and money laundering related crimes that are impacting Mexico.
While certain specialized Mexican State investigators, analysts and prosecutors understand the basic principles of investigating money laundering, they require a better understanding of money laundering theory and investigative techniques.
Project Vision: Reduce the ability of organized crime and other lawbreakers to launder illicit proceeds within Mexico.
Project Goal: Mexican state financial intelligence and investigative personnel conduct effective investigations and prosecutions of money laundering. Effective prosecutions are ones that provide sufficient evidence to judicialize money laundering cases.
INL has identified the following subject areas as priorities for achieving the goal of this project:
- Mexican state investigators, prosecutors and financial intelligence analysts have the necessary skills and abilities to conduct investigations and produce intelligence of money laundering aspects tied to illegal activities such as drug trafficking, human trafficking, extortion, public corruption, and tax evasion.
- Mexican state investigators, prosecutors and financial intelligence analysts are proficient in gathering, preparing, delivering, and presenting evidence of complex money laundering investigations to prosecutors and judges at the state and federal level.
Participants and Audiences: The intended target audience will include Mexican justice sector operators involved with anti-money laundering (AML) and increasing efficiencies in the Mexican criminal justice system and financial regulatory entities.
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Award size: $1M up to $3M
Deadline: September 25, 2023
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Scholarships & Fellowships
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Fertilizers are an essential input to produce healthy, high-yielding crops; however, plants may not absorb all the fertilizer applied, and excess fertilizer can produce harmful environmental consequences. Farmers need improved fertilizer technologies and guidance to improve soil and plant health, crop productivity and environmental resilience.
The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) and OCP North America (OCPNA), a subsidiary of the global plant-nutrition company OCP Group, created the FFAR-OCP Disruptive Fertilizer Technology Fellowship (FFAR-OCP Fellowship) to provide early-career scientists with opportunities to advance research on precision fertilizer application methods, nutrient recommendation methods and guidance on land applications of animal waste to customize and enhance fertilizer efficiency. Ultimately, the FFAR-OCP Fellowship intends to deliver new innovations in fertilizer products that are safe, effective, commercially scalable and easily understood by farmers.
The FFAR-OCP Fellows program will support research in the following areas:
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Gene editing/RNAi/Protein degradation approaches to enhance fertilizer use efficiency by plants.
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Decarbonizing fertilizer production: A “greener” ammonia for “greener” fertilizer
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Organic Fertilizers: Fertilizers qualified for organic certification with NPK macronutrients and/or organominerals.
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Intelligent Fertilizers: Nanofertilizers and “smart” fertilizers that supply specific plant nutrient needs in real time (based on chemical formulations, coating, etc.)
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Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers: Slow-release and control-release fertilizers; stabilized fertilizers with a demonstrated limited nutrient loss at field-scale; combined chemical and organic compounds to improve efficiency.
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Biofertilizers: Chemical or biologicals that include highly agronomically efficient microbes such as phosphorus solubilizing bacteria, nitrogen-fixing bacteria, PGPRs, fungi and others and/or coating technology to improve long-lasting viability of microbes and feasibility of industrial production of biofertilizers.
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Biostimulants: Biostimulants that control and/or boost development and/or are effective in alleviating biotic and abiotic stress.
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Specialty products: Highly soluble fertilizers; highly efficient fertilizers for drip irrigation applications, foliar spray, and for specialty crops.
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Award size: up to $75,000
Deadline: August 9, 2023
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Applications are now open for a Fellowship hosted by Watershed’s Talent Development team. This paid fellowship is open to people aged 18-30 years old. The Fellow will spend 10 months researching the question - What skills and training opportunities do young people need for a career in creative technologies? The Fellow will work with young people to undertake action research about what training and skills opportunities are required, and what support might mean in practice. They will work in a team of Producers to help design, deliver and reflect through 10 months of activity.
What is Action Research? A research method that “tackles real-world problems in participatory, collaborative, and cyclical ways in order to produce both knowledge and action” (Zina O’Leary). For this Fellowship, we are looking for people who are interested using this collaborative ‘learning through doing’ method, to investigate the skills and training opportunities young people need for a career in creative technologies.
As part of MyWorld, Watershed and other organisations in the West of England are hosting Fellowships - where individuals work with organisations for a set period of time with a specific research focus. Our MyWorld Fellowships are aimed at freelancers, practitioners, industry, and academics. We invite people to think about these Fellowships as a period of collaborative thinking and experimentation, applying practice, expertise or relevant experience. This Fellowship is hosted by Watershed, based at the Pervasive Media Studio.
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Award size: approx. $20,000 for the 10-month residency
Deadline: August 21, 2023
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Interested in a career serving U.S. interests abroad? If so, the Thomas R. Pickering Graduate Fellowship offers a unique opportunity to promote positive change in the world. Upon successful completion of a two-year master’s degree program and fulfillment of fellowship and Foreign Service entry requirements, fellows have the opportunity to work as Foreign Service Officers with the U.S. Department of State, in accordance with applicable law and State Department policy, serving in Washington, DC and at U.S. embassies, consulates, and diplomatic missions around the globe.
The Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Graduate Fellowship Program is a U.S. Department of State program collaboratively administered by Howard University and the Bureau of Global Talent Management via a cooperative agreement. The program seeks to attract and prepare outstanding individuals who represent ethnic, gender, social, and geographic diversity and have an interest in pursuing a Foreign Service career in the U.S. Department of State. The Program encourages the application of members of minority groups historically underrepresented in the Foreign Service, women, and those with financial need.
The Pickering Program provides graduate fellowships to qualified college seniors and college graduates committed to joining the Foreign Service. The fellowship helps finance two-year graduate programs, provides two summer internships, offers mentoring from a Foreign Service Officer, and provides other professional development activities.
The Pickering Program continues to ensure that the Foreign Service reflects the face of America to foreign audiences and provides a source of trained women and men dedicated to pursuing Foreign Service careers with the Department of State and representing America’s interests abroad.
Fellows must obtain graduate degrees in international affairs or a related subject such as public administration, public policy, international relations, business administration, economics, history, political science, communications, or foreign languages at a graduate school approved by the Pickering Program.
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Award Size: up to $24,000/yr for tuition and mandatory fees and stipend $18,000/yr
Deadline: September 21, 2023
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Applications are open for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Program (MSFP) which aims to increase the number of women in the nuclear field, supporting an inclusive workforce of both men and women to contribute to and drive global and scientific and technological innovation.
Named after pioneer physicist and twice Noble Prize laureate Marie Sklodowska-Curie, the Programme aims to inspire and encourage young women to pursue a career in the nuclear field by providing highly motivated female students with scholarships for Master's programmes and an opportunity to pursue an internship facilitated by the IAEA.
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Award Size: up to $20,000 (tuition); up to $20,000 (living expenses)
Deadline: September 30, 2023
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Once a year, the Max Weber Foundation (MWS) awards Gerald D. Feldman travel grants to internationally oriented researchers in the qualification phase.
The travel grants are intended to improve career opportunities for humanities and social scientists in the qualification phase. The scientists carry out a research project of their choice in at least two and up to three host countries of the institutes and branch offices of the MWS or the Richard Koebner Minerva Center for German History.
The grants have a total term of up to three months. The stays (maximum one month per host country, a shorter stay is also possible) are used for research, especially in libraries or archives. Transnational or transregional studies are expected to emerge, giving new and original impetus to research.
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Award Size: up to $1,000
Deadline: October 6, 2023
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Global Innovations in Development, Engagement, and Scholarship (Global IDEAS) catalyzes interdisciplinary thought, research, and action to solve global/grand challenges in an international development context. We facilitate communities of practice; collaborate and engage with external partners and donors; enhance opportunities for faculty and staff to conduct research, education, and engagement; and provide proposal development and project management to support MSU’s international objectives.
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1405 S. Harrison Rd. Manly Miles Bldg., Suite 308
East Lansing, MI 48823
Phone: (517) 884-2987
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